jim77 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 In short - got an unexpected early mark from work. Raced home, boat in the water by 3:50. FIshing by about 4:15ish. Boated 3 Kings in quick succession. 75, 83 and 87. Lost a much bigger one by the boat just as i was about to grab the trace and swing it onboard. It was certainly in the 90s, might have even broke the metre. Not happy with that effort! Just before i was about to leave i hooked a very big fish. It took some serious runs. I fish pretty tight drags and had 80lb braid on that particular rod and this thing was stripping line hard. I managed to lose it due to being a smart arse and having too many rods in the water at once. As i was getting one of the downriggers up i eased off the tension and it managd to throw the hooks! Faaarrrkkkk! But only myself to blame... @ickhead!!! Left after that as the fish had gone off the bite. Back at the ramp before six. Great 1 and half hour session!! Sorry about the crap picture - 75, 83 and 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Great session Jim!!! Bring on summer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quangvo1989 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Dream session Jim!! I reckon you did your best fishing solo. Those kings are seriously fat, all I see is nice fatty fillet for sashimi How heavy was your leader? Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish2day Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Nice fish! You make us jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 nice for a quick session. What waterway were u in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Top effort Jym, Hopefully I learn a trick or two about them this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Nice work Jim,was there a good show on your sounder or just a little school.We will have to catch up soon as my boat will be back on the water soon.Did you see the 14kg dollie caught last sunday near botany wide fad. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captin Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Well done Jim, great effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Nice trio of Kings Jim cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Nice one Jimako! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Gotta love the hard and fast sessions. How solid are the kings ATM. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangus Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 In short - got an unexpected early mark from work. Raced home, boat in the water by 3:50. FIshing by about 4:15ish. Boated 3 Kings in quick succession. 75, 83 and 87. Lost a much bigger one by the boat just as i was about to grab the trace and swing it onboard. It was certainly in the 90s, might have even broke the metre. Not happy with that effort! Just before i was about to leave i hooked a very big fish. It took some serious runs. I fish pretty tight drags and had 80lb braid on that particular rod and this thing was stripping line hard. I managed to lose it due to being a smart arse and having too many rods in the water at once. As i was getting one of the downriggers up i eased off the tension and it managd to throw the hooks! Faaarrrkkkk! But only myself to blame... @ickhead!!! Left after that as the fish had gone off the bite. Back at the ramp before six. Great 1 and half hour session!! Sorry about the crap picture - 75, 83 and 87. well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 thats a great little session jim, bad luck about the bigger fish. pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongy Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Great work Jim, What bait did you get them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks for the replies. Fish caught in main harbour on squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Wouldn't it be nice to finish a day's work like that everyday Well done gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice work Jim. I can picture it now. You shouldering kids out of the way to get through the school gate, boat hooked up in the school carpark, in and out of all three lanes to get to the boatramp. Feverish with the desire to load up the rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terms Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Its posts like this that make you itch to get on the water good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 I can picture it now. You shouldering kids out of the way to get through the school gate, boat hooked up in the school carpark, in and out of all three lanes to get to the boatramp. Feverish with the desire to load up the rod. Ha ha... Actually pretty close Humesy! I went out again yesterday and i copped an extra lesson last period of the day. I was stood in the doorway of the classroom with my bag in my hand and my car keys at the ready. When the bell went i sprinted to the car park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice work Jim, dont panick boatside on a fish, and it might be time to go stronger leader Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasty1 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY,AWSOME:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idolz Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Good Stuff!!!!,,,, Funny to be out there by yourself,..... you start catching some decent fish and nobody there to watch you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice work Jim, dont panick boatside on a fish, and it might be time to go stronger leader Dan Is that a piss take Dan...? No panic mate, just careless on my behalf. Neither of the fish lost were due to bust offs - The leader didn't snap. Its going to take a serious fish to bust my leader... On the first loss the hooks pulled. I might have landed it if i had used a net but probably not as the hooks were literally hanging by a thread in the corner of its mouth. The second one i lost was due to shite fishing technique by myself. Everyone knows if you let the bend go out of the rod you risk losing the fish. I had stopped its first couple of runs and felt i had it under control. I took the opportunity to wind up one of the downriggers. Fish swam towards me, slack line, bend in the rod gone... Fish goonnnnneeee. Lesson learned though. Don't fish solo with 2 downriggers out and then drop another rod into the mix when you see a good show! Thanks for the advice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogtooth Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice kings Jim , I didnt think the yellow marker was firing yet.... Ps one rod per person or you end up crying ... Cheers Dogtooth..... John..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo76 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Majic work mate.... In the Harbour or outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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